Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-2
September 11, 2024

tiff vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

LibTIFF could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
– tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details:

USN-6997-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibTIFF. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libtiff-opengl 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff-tools 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff5 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiffxx5 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6997-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6997-1
CVE-2024-7006